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President Hafez al-Assad on Sunday at Damascus al-Shaab palace received Russian Defense Minister Marshal Igor Sergiev and members of his accompanying delegation. Go

An Egyptian businessmen's delegation under the chairmanship of Said El-Taweel, the leader of the Egyptian Businessmen's Association, is heading today to Turkey. The Turkish - Egyptian businessmen's council will convene during the visit to discuss projects proposed between the two sides and methods of developing commercial exchange between the two countries, El-Taweel said. Go

Anthony Layden will replace William Fullerton in March 1999 as the United Kingdom's ambassador to Morocco. Go

A new hospital was opened in Nizwa, Oman yesterday, Oman Daily Observer reported. Go

Jordanian Prime Minister Fayez Tarawneh traveled yesterday to the United States to meet with King Hussein, Jordan Times reported. Go

India's prime minister said that progress is being made in reaching an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain Tribune reported. Go

Egyptian nationals Hani and Hisham Fadi were executed in Jordan for a June 1997 double murder in Amman, Jordan Times reported. Go

The Sudanese government has accused southern Sudanese rebels of killing 34 businessmen from the north last week in the "Upper Nile" province, 430 km south of Khartoum. The Sudanese daily Alwan quoted an official in the province as saying it "is the worst carnage since 1983." Go

Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri will arrive in Tehran today leading a high-ranking Lebanese delegation on a three-day official visit to Iran. During his visit, Hariri will discuss with Iranian officials means of developing bilateral relations and regional and international issues of mutual concern. Go

Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday received a communique from the leader of the Islamic revolution in Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khaminei. Go

The establishment of a new political movement under the name "The Algerian National Front" was announced in Algiers on Sunday, under the chairmanship of Mousa Tawwani, who is the national coordination official for martyrs children. The new movement is to be a people's national organization comprising all people who are supportive of the front's program to proceed with national development and deepen democratic practices. Go

Saudi Minister of Trade Osama Jaafar Faqeh on Sunday in Riyadh met with the Finnish minister of trade and industry and members of the accompanying delegation. Go

Spokesman for the Palestinian Hamas movement, Ibrahim Ghousheh, denied that the movement has reached a temporary truce with Israel. In a statement to reporters in Amman on Sunday, Ghousheh said that certain media reports on this issue are "groundless." Go

The office of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in Damascus on Sunday stressed that Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam met on Saturday and Sunday with group's leader, Jalal Talibani. The office was quoted as saying that talks dealt with the situation in the region in light of the crisis between Iraq and the UN. Talibani, who arrived in Damascus on Wednesday in a visit aimed at strengthening old ties linking him to Syrian officials, also met with the Baath Party's assistant secretary general, Abdullah al-Ahmar. Talibani's last visit to Syria took place in 1996. Go